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Treatment of Sodic Fly Ash for Reducing the Leachability of Selenium Contained Herein

a technology of fly ash and selenium, which is applied in the direction of separation process, transportation and packaging, dispersed particle separation, etc., can solve the problems of difficult treatment of selenium, byproducts may become air pollutants, and difficult short-term and long-term treatment, so as to reduce the leachability of selenium

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-11-05
SOLVAY SA
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The present invention relates to a method for treating a sodic fly ash produced by a combustion process. The method aims to reduce the leachability of selenium contained in the fly ash. The method involves contacting the fly ash with at least one additive in the presence of water, which includes at least one strontium-containing compound, at least one barium-containing compound, dolomite, or any combination of these compounds. The material resulting from this contact is then dried to form a dried matter. The technical effect of this invention is to reduce the risk of selenium leaching from sodic fly ash, which can help to minimize the pollutant load and promote the safe disposal of the waste.

Problems solved by technology

These gaseous combustion byproducts may become air pollutants if emitted to the atmosphere.
The gaseous combustion byproducts are generally acidic, and thus slurries or dry materials used to remove (“scrub”) them from the flue gases are alkaline.
Selenium is a difficult metal to treat because selenium (Se) exhibits a variety of oxidation states.
As a result, the concentration and form of selenium is governed by pH, redox, and matrix composition (e.g., soil, ash) and makes short term and long term treatment difficult in various environments, but particularly difficult for sodic fly ash at elevated pH when excess sodium-based sorbent such as trona (Na2CO3.NaHCO3.2H2O) is used in flue gas treatment.
Water-soluble heavy metal compounds (such as selenate and / or selenite) may be detrimental if they leach from the fly ash.
Hence here lies a dilemma for the power plant operators.

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Determination of Se Content in Various Sodic Fly Ashes

[0129]Three sodic fly ashes A, B, C from coal fired plants using a dry sorbent injection system employing sodium bicarbonate or trona for acid gas mitigation were analyzed for contents in sodium-containing compounds and in Se. The results are shown in TABLE 1.

SodicSodicSodicUnitFly Ash AFly Ash BFly Ash CSorbent used in—tronaSodiumtronaDSI systembicarbonateWater-solubleg / kg fly ash6933324FractionNa2SO4g / kg fly ash3725135Na2CO3g / kg fly ash337180NaHCO3g / kg fly ash015Expressed aswt %3.51.516.6Na2OWater-insolubleg / kg fly ash931967676FractionSiO2g / kg insolubles520480471Al2O3g / kg insolubles220190265CaOg / kg insolubles13011021Fe2O3g / kg insolubles595270Se*mg / kg fly ash4.52.615.5*measured by Atomic Absorption

[0130]Main insoluble elements expressed under their oxide form, were silica, alumina, iron oxide, and calcium oxide. These main elements represented from 82 to 93% of the water-insoluble portion of the fly ashes.

[0131]The sodic fly ash...

example 2

Leaching Tests with Sodic Fly Ashes without Treatment with Additive

[0134]Two types of leaching tests were performed for the sodic fly ashes A, B, C of Example 1.

[0135]Sodic fly ashes A and B were leached according to European Standard NF-EN-12457-2 in which leaching was carried out with demineralized water with a Liquid to Solid ratio L / S=10 mL water / g solid during 24 hours (using 90 grams of fly ash and 900 grams of demineralized water).

[0136]Results are shown in TABLE 2. Without treatment according to the present invention, Se leaching from these fly ashes was high (57-101%) at a high alkaline pH of about 12.

European Standard NF EN 12457-2 Leaching Test: Summarized Protocol

[0137]1. 95% of the solid must pass through a 4 mm (0.4 mesh) sieve; if more than 5% does not pass, the fraction above 4 mm must be crushed in a jaw crusher;[0138]2. Prepare the mixture fly ash with demineralized water:[0139]a. ‘m’ fly ash corresponding to ‘m’ dry solid=0.090+ / −0.005 kg[0140]b. L / S ratio=10 L le...

example 3

Treatment with Various Additives to Reduce Se Leachability

[0171]Determination of Liquid Holding Capacity of a Sodic Fly Ash D: The liquid holding capacity of a sodic fly ash D was measured by adding water to 20 grams of fly ash until it formed a soft malleable paste. This was found to be equivalent to 34.2% by weight of fly ash D.

[0172]Treatment: One additive was either dissolved or dispersed in 6.5 grams of deionized water. More than one additive may be dissolved or dispersed in the deionized water. This slurry or suspension was then added to 19 grams of fly ash. The resulting paste was stirred as much as possible with a spatula and allowed to dry at 110° C. for 2 hours.

[0173]The additives used in Example 3 were strontium chloride, strontium hydroxide, sodium silicate, dolomitic lime pulverized (DLP), combination of DLP and sodium silicate, and combination of strontium chloride and sodium silicate.

[0174]The sodium silicate solution (40-42 degree Baume) was obtained from Aqua Soluti...

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Abstract

A treatment method for reducing the leachability of selenium contained in a sodic fly ash which is provided by a combustion process when a sodium-based sorbent comes in contact with a flue gas generated by combustion to remove at least a portion of pollutants contained in the flue gas. The method comprises: (a) contacting the sodic fly ash with at least one additive in the presence of water; and (b) drying the material (preferably a paste) from step (a) to form a dried matter. The additive may comprise at least one strontium-containing compound, at least one barium-containing compound, dolomite, a dolomite derivative such as calcined or hydrated dolomite, at least one silicate-containing compound, or any combinations of two or more thereof. A particularly suitable additive may comprise strontium chloride, strontium hydroxide, pulverized dolomitic lime, sodium silicate, or any combinations of two or more thereof.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 733,521 filed Dec. 5, 2012, the whole content of this application being incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to the treatment of sodic fly ash to reduce the leachability of selenium contained herein, wherein the sodic fly ash is provided in a combustion process utilizing a sodium-based sorbent pollution control system, particularly utilizing a dry sorbent comprising sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, and / or sodium sesquicarbonate (or trona) in a coal combustion process for power generation.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Emissions regulations in the United States have resulted in changes to coal-based electric generating plants through the addition of emission controls.[0004]During combustion of coal in coal-fired systems, combustion products / byproducts are generated and entrained in ...

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IPC IPC(8): A62D3/33B09B3/00
CPCA62D3/33B09B3/0041B09B3/0008B09B2220/06A62D2101/24A62D2101/43A62D2101/08B01D2251/304B01D53/40B01D53/83B01D2251/402B01D2257/204B01D2257/302B01D2257/404B09B3/10B09B2101/30B09B3/25
Inventor RAYTHATHA, RASIK H.SAVARY, DAVID JEAN LUCIEN
Owner SOLVAY SA
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